Brand Book for Stillwater, Sweet Grass, and Carbon Counties, State of Montana

Title: Brand Book for Stillwater, Sweet Grass, and Carbon Counties, State of Montana

Author: T-Bone Cattle Women, ed.

Publication: [Montana]: [T-Bone CattleWomen], 2003.

Description: Brand book for livestock brands registered up to January 2003 in Sweet Grass, Stillwater, and Carbon Counties, Montana, published by the T-Bone CattleWomen, a group of 180 Montana ranch women. As of this compilation, there were 55,000 registered brands in Montana, and this guide could be used by livestock owners to identify brands. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. Comb-bound in tan pictorial card covers, printed in black. 7.5 x 6 inches; VIII, 370 pages, including advertisements and index. Light spotting to page edges, but generally quite clean and bright. Very Good+. On the significance of brands, the book notes, "Many ranches were named for their brand... Brands earned reputations, and cowboys were quick to recognize brands from the big herds. The expression 'He rides for the brand' says that a man is a top hand and always loyal to the ranch where he is employed." Some brands are even retained by families that no longer raise livestock. The T-Bone CattleWomen issue a brand book for Sweet Grass, Stillwater, and Carbon Counties every 10 years. Cover title: Brands of the New Millinium [i.e. Millenium], 2002-2012.